Mojo Music Fest returns with its most international line-up yet

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Mojo Music Fest returns for its sixth edition

It is only a matter of hours before a new edition of Mojo Music Fest gets under way, the event paying tribute to the famed Mojo Club in the Gran Canarian capital, which was forced to close its doors due to bureaucratic interference. This Wednesday and Thursday, the first chords will sound in the Plaza de la Música on two free-admission evenings, but the headline acts are reserved for British bands Coach Party and Pynch, who will play in the Canary Islands for the first time, along with Mexican outfit Nortec: Bostich Fussible and the joint project fronted by Los Estanques and El Canijo de Jerez. As was the case last year, several formations will spring surprises among the many groups making up the line-up for this sixth edition.

More than twenty artists will take part in the most international edition to date. Four days of alternative music, two with free entry – Wednesday and Thursday – and the following two – Friday and Saturday – ticketed, with passes already on sale at tickety.es. For the first two dates, 19 and 20 August, the concerts come backed by two reference points in the Gran Canarian capital’s music and culture scene, Talleres Palermo and Lambada Records Bar, who in addition to contributing their resident DJs are also involved in programming the artists for those two nights. The Wednesday bill features Go Cactus, Cuarto Marginal, Cristina Mahelo and MVBA DJ Set, while Thursday brings I Am Dive, Persa, The Conqueror Project vs. Hirahi Afonso, and Discolate Crew + Crissh.

Pynch: lo-fi melancholy with a DIY ethos

Mario Alonso, Mojo’s programmer and communications coordinator, spoke to Spencer Enock, frontman of Pynch, the London band who have earned a loyal following worldwide thanks to a combination of tenacity, a melancholic lo-fi sound and lyrics that celebrate life. Their 2023 debut album, Howling at a Concrete Moon, brought their vision to life across ten striking tracks that capture the essence of what it means to be young and adrift in this strange moment in history.

The band’s influences are diverse, though a few names immediately spring to mind: Pavement, Blur, New Order and The Cure. “But we all listen to a lot of different music,” Enock explains. “As youngsters, Julianna, Scott and I went through a pop-punk/emo phase, though I think Myles has always had more refined taste.”

As for their knowledge of the Canary Islands, he admits it is limited so far: “We’ve heard wonderful things. Scott was in Lanzarote last year on a hiking holiday. I imagine volcanoes, surfing and interesting wildlife; we’re really looking forward to spending a few days exploring Gran Canaria and getting a real sense of the place.” On being booked for Mojo Music Festival, he says: “We were absolutely amazed to be invited to play at the Mojo festival! In fact, earlier this year we played our first gig in Spain at another great festival called Brit Under Fest in Barcelona. It’s somewhere we’d wanted to play for a long time, so we were delighted to be asked.”

Friday night headliners and festival details

Pynch will perform on Friday 21 August on the Heineken Stage, sharing the spotlight that day with Tetas Frías (Barcelona), Gazella (Valencia), Good Franco (Canary Islands), Nortec: Bostich Fussible (Mexico) and LAIV (Canary Islands). Concerts begin at 8pm, with doors opening at 7pm.

Pynch embody the do-it-yourself philosophy like few others, producing their own albums, running their own record label and designing their own artwork – “an aspect that is definitely part of our identity, the desire to be creative and express ourselves in every possible way. We’ve learned a huge amount producing and releasing our own music, and I remember both things seemed mysterious and complicated at first, so it’s great to be able to control those processes.”

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